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US House committee skeptical of some FBI claims, also critical of Apple for offering no solution after both sides ask for laws on new encryption technologies — Apple and FBI in plea for encryption legislation — The FBI and Apple on Tuesday both urged Congress to produce legislation …
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DisplayPort 1.4 to support 8K displays, work with USB-C — Big changes are coming to the popular DisplayPort display standard, with version 1.4 promising support for 8K displays. — DisplayPort 1.4 will allow 8K displays to hook up to laptops, smartphones and other devices via a USB Type-C port.| Agence France-Presse: |
Brazilian judge orders release of Facebook VP for Latin America Diego Dzodan after he was arrested for not complying with court order to share data with police — Brazil judge orders release of Facebook executive — Sao Paulo (AFP) - A Brazilian judge ordered the release Wednesday … | Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Slack is looking to raise more than $150M in new round of financing — Slack Technologies Seeks Funding for Business Messaging App — Business software startup looking to raise more than $150 million in new round of financing — Slack Technologies Inc. is approaching investors … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Inside indie photo app developer Pixite's struggle as US app market reaches saturation — Life and death in the App Store — As last year began, the app developer Pixite held its company retreat at a converted Old West movie set outside of Palm Springs.| Caroline Wall / FierceMobileIT News: |
iOS 9.3 may let IT admins dictate homescreen layout, blacklist or whitelist apps, and enforce notification settings on employee iPhones — IOS 9.3 might let IT admins dictate app position on employee iPhone homescreens — Employers will have greater control of company-issued iPhone with iOS 9.3 …
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US military launches cyber attacks on ISIS in Mosul, openly announces it probably for the first time — US military launches cyber attacks on ISIS in Mosul, and announces it — Secretary of defense reveals cyber attacks in advance of ground battle for city.
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Source: Facebook may pay up to six figures for some celebrities to use its live streaming service in promotional push — Facebook Wants Celebrities for Its Live Streaming Service, and It's Willing to Pay Cash — Facebook has a new pitch for Hollywood celebrities and other famous people …
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Qualcomm agrees to pay $7.5M to settle SEC allegations it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing government officials in China — Qualcomm Settles SEC Charges That It Repeatedly Bribed Chinese Officials To Gain An Edge — For at least a decade, Qualcomm has bribed government officials … | Gedalyah Reback / GeekTime: |
Cisco buys two-year-old Israeli semiconductor startup Leaba for $380M — Cisco buys two-year-old Israeli startup Leaba for $380 million — As far as semiconductors go, they aren't exactly the headline grabbers of modern tech. But when you see a multinational like Cisco drop $380 million …
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Facebook Hit With German Antitrust Investigation Over User Terms — The German federal competition authority has opened an investigation into Facebook fb , over what it suspects is “an abusive imposition of unfair conditions on users.” — The Bundeskartellamt said Wednesday that Facebook's terms … | Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Hands-on with the Meta 2 AR headset, which impresses with a 90-degree field of view and 2560×1440 display; preorders start today for $949, shipping Q3 2016 — Hands-on with the $949 mind-bending Meta 2 augmented reality headset — As modern virtual reality welcomes its consumer moment …
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Zynga board member Frank Gibeau to replace founder Mark Pincus as CEO; Pincus now executive chairman — Mark Pincus is out as CEO of Zynga after less than a year — and a turnaround expert is in — Mark Pincus has stepped down from his role as CEO of publicly-traded social game developer Zynga …
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